Signal Flag

Mediumcloth

Object number00.110.27

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Description"Oscar" International Code of Signals Flag, meaning "Man overboard." It is a flag made up of two triangular sections: the left one is red, the right one is yellow. The letter "O" is stamped on the edge.ProvenanceOriginally a loan from the estate of Edmund Maxfield.

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